Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard would like to play alongside 76ers All-Star guard Ben Simmons, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania and Sam Amick.
Per The Athletic, former team president Neil Olshey had discussed a possible deal that involved sending CJ McCollum, a first-round draft pick and another young player to Philadelphia. Per The Athletic, the 76ers had at one point asked for McCollum and multiple draft picks and multiple draft swaps, which Portland rejected.
The report Monday comes just days after the Blazers fired Olshey after 10 years with the team.